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If the water temperature of a habitat rises due to global warming, a population of bacteria is likely to survive because

Question
If the water temperature of a habitat rises due to global warming, a population of bacteria is likely to survive because
all bacteria are heat resistant
a few heat-resistant variants survive and grow further
bacteria stop reproducing
DNA copying becomes 100% accurate
Answer
a few heat-resistant variants survive and grow further
Detailed Explanation
The chapter gives exactly this example: most bacteria die, but the few variants resistant to heat survive and grow further.
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